Software Cooperative News

A while ago, we had a big discussion in the software.coop about what programming language we should prefer when we have a completely free choice. Ultimately, while all the workers have our own favourites (like my Lisp and Perl bias), we decided we all like Python, with quite an affection for django.
One of the [...]

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Using gov.uk websites is an ordeal at the best of time. Even the most polished websites tend to reflect the structure of the government body, which I find counter-intuitive – and I’m a councillor who pays attention to these things.
Few websites are polished though. Most don’t even seem to reach “competent”. After [...]

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Martha Lane Fox, the recently appointed Champion for Digital Inclusion visited Bristol recently and met Bristol Wireless Community Cooperative.
I follow Digital Inclusion topics, but I only heard about that after the event because of a technical fault on ConnectingBristol.org, but in the discussion, I was asked:
“As Co-ops, maybe you and Bristol Wireless (and others?) could [...]

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Last week, I caused a little bit of upset by using the wrong word when questioning why an online course was advertising Facebook in its title. (Another typical MJR tact failure… I’m sure many people can guess how it went wrong.)
I’ve written about the general problem before but Facebook in particular irks me because [...]

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You may remember that I did some work last year campaigning against the “three strikes and you’re out” disconnect system, where suspected filesharers are disconnected from the internet after the third allegation is made. That’s allegation, not any sort of proof. Like Big Media wants, you’re guilty until proven innocent.
I wrote to representatives [...]

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